Gangtok, May 10: Sikkim Central University will introduce 11 new post-graduate courses from the next academic session starting in August.
“The final nod to
start the courses was given at a meeting of the executive council held
in March following a recommendation by the academic council of the
University,” said varsity registrar K.M. Deb.
The degrees that
would be offered are anthropology (MA/Msc), education (MEd), English
(MA), Hindi (MA), history (MA), political science (MA), commerce (MCom),
management (MBA), tourism (MA), mathematics (BSc-MSc integrated courses
and MSc) and zoology (MSc).
“We got
representations from different academic and social organisations
requesting to start the courses. These courses are being launched to
meet the demands of the people,” said Deb.
The university, however, has not yet fixed any cut-off percentage to apply for the new courses.
“Anyone who has
passed the bachelors program can apply. After considering the number of
applications, the university may conduct an interview in written or viva
form. If the number of applicants is more than the prescribed seats,
there would be selection on merit basis,” said a university official.
The allotted seats for the each course are 20.
“There would be
7.5 per cent reservation for STs, 12.5 per cent for SCs, 27 per cent for
OBCs and 3 per cent for people with disability,” Deb said.
The university
that was set up in 2006 offers 19 PG courses and has 529 students. A new
university campus is coming up at Yang Yang in South Sikkim on a 300
acre plot.
Now, classes are held at rented buildings in Gangtok.
The Telegraph
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